Monument Detail

Wapley Hill Camp

SMR Number

: 208

Grid Reference

: SO 345 624

Parish

: STAUNTON ON ARROW, HEREFORDSHIRE

Multivallate hillfort, very well defined but obscured by plantation. (1) Three ditch system, counterscarp bank on edge of third ditch, making system of four banks, three ditches on SW side E of main entrance: compact two ditch system separated by a 21m space from the outer bank and ditch. Eastern end - three variations of the four ditch system. (3) Wapley Camp multivallate on E and S where approach is more open, bivallate (two scarps) on N. There are two original entrances, N and S, two others E and W are probably modern. (2) 'Where paths can be seen over the ramparts, stones are showing.' (9) Fake Roman coins reported. (10) Formerly 118. Rescheduling and description. (11)Article on Wapley Camp with reference to its connection with the resistance of Caractacus to the Romans. Scale drawing is included. (12)Aerial photographs dated 18/01/2000. (13) (14) (15) (16) (17)Entrance providing access to pillow mounds and orchard at SO 3484 6245 is probably Medieval. (18)Scheduled Monument Consent granted 17/11/2011 for proposed works (replacement of stiles with wicket gates). (19)